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Old April 12th 13, 12:25 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Andy[_16_]
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I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the screen when I unplug the power cord.

Could not find anything on the power options.

Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it doesn't work for some reason.

Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0
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Old April 12th 13, 12:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
David H. Lipman
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Default Stop auto dimming

From: "Andy"

I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the screen
when I unplug the
power cord.

Could not find anything on the power options.

Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it doesn't
work for some
reason.

Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0


Control Panel -- Power Options

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http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp

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Old April 12th 13, 01:36 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Andy[_16_]
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Default Stop auto dimming

On Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:41:21 PM UTC-5, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Andy"



I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the screen


when I unplug the


power cord.




Could not find anything on the power options.




Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it doesn't


work for some


reason.




Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0




Control Panel -- Power Options



--

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


There is no option for stopping auto dimming.

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Old April 12th 13, 05:57 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul in Houston TX
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Default Stop auto dimming

Andy wrote:
On Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:41:21 PM UTC-5, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Andy"



I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the screen
when I unplug the
power cord.
Could not find anything on the power options.
Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it doesn't
work for some
reason.
Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0



Control Panel -- Power Options

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


There is no option for stopping auto dimming.


Odd... both my old Toshiba and new Lenovo have very
involved power settings for just about everything.
If you can't stop auto dimming, then set it to dim
to the brightest setting.
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Old April 12th 13, 11:38 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
dadiOH[_2_]
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Default Stop auto dimming

Andy wrote:
I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the
screen when I unplug the power cord.

Could not find anything on the power options.

Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it
doesn't work for some reason.

Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0


Me too, apparently. Why would the monitor *NOT* dim (go black) if it has no
power?

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Old April 12th 13, 04:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Ken Blake, MVP[_4_]
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Default Stop auto dimming

On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:38:30 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

Andy wrote:
I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the
screen when I unplug the power cord.

Could not find anything on the power options.

Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it
doesn't work for some reason.

Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0


Me too, apparently. Why would the monitor *NOT* dim (go black) if it has no
power?



Because he's talking about a laptop, not a desktop monitor?

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Old April 13th 13, 12:52 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
MerseyBeat
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Default Stop auto dimming

"Andy" wrote in message
...
I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the screen when
I unplug the power cord.

Could not find anything on the power options.

Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it doesn't
work for some reason.

Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0


In my Power Options, I have a setting to "Adjust Display Brightness" with a
separate setting for "On Battery" and "Plugged In". I have the "On Battery"
setting to full brightness so it doesn't dim when unplugged. You may want
to recheck your Power Options for something along those lines.

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Old April 13th 13, 02:30 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
dadiOH[_2_]
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Default Stop auto dimming

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:38:30 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

Andy wrote:
I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the
screen when I unplug the power cord.

Could not find anything on the power options.

Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it
doesn't work for some reason.

Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0


Me too, apparently. Why would the monitor *NOT* dim (go black) if
it has no power?



Because he's talking about a laptop, not a desktop monitor?


Ah so, battery. Thanks.

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Old April 13th 13, 04:17 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Ken Blake, MVP[_4_]
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Default Stop auto dimming

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:30:05 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:38:30 -0400, "dadiOH"
wrote:

Andy wrote:
I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the
screen when I unplug the power cord.

Could not find anything on the power options.

Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it
doesn't work for some reason.

Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0

Me too, apparently. Why would the monitor *NOT* dim (go black) if
it has no power?



Because he's talking about a laptop, not a desktop monitor?


Ah so, battery. Thanks.



You're welcome.
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Old April 14th 13, 05:44 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Bob F[_2_]
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Default Stop auto dimming

Andy wrote:
On Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:41:21 PM UTC-5, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Andy"



I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the
screen


when I unplug the


power cord.




Could not find anything on the power options.




Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it
doesn't


work for some


reason.




Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0




Control Panel -- Power Options



--

Dave

Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk

http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp


There is no option for stopping auto dimming.


IIRC, you need to set a power scheme for when operating on battery that sets the
display the way you like.


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Old April 15th 13, 11:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Andy[_16_]
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Default Stop auto dimming

On Sunday, April 14, 2013 11:44:54 AM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
Andy wrote:

On Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:41:21 PM UTC-5, David H. Lipman wrote:


From: "Andy"








I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of the


screen




when I unplug the




power cord.








Could not find anything on the power options.








Pressing Function + F10 is supposed to increase brightness, but it


doesn't




work for some




reason.








Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0








Control Panel -- Power Options








--




Dave




Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk




http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp




There is no option for stopping auto dimming.




IIRC, you need to set a power scheme for when operating on battery that sets the

display the way you like.


The only options for a power scheme are hibernation, and turning on/off the monitor and hard drive.

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Old April 15th 13, 11:57 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul in Houston TX
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Default Stop auto dimming

Andy wrote:
On Sunday, April 14, 2013 11:44:54 AM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
Andy wrote:

On Thursday, April 11, 2013 6:41:21 PM UTC-5, David H. Lipman
wrote:
From: "Andy"
I have a hp 6730b and am trying to stop the auto dimming of
the screen when I unplug the power cord. Could not find
anything on the power options. Pressing Function + F10 is
supposed to increase brightness, but it doesn't work for some
reason. Brain fog on my part I guess. :-0
Control Panel -- Power Options -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool
- http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk
http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
There is no option for stopping auto dimming.



IIRC, you need to set a power scheme for when operating on battery
that sets the

display the way you like.


The only options for a power scheme are hibernation, and turning
on/off the monitor and hard drive.

Yes. I just d/l the power manual and there is nothing
about dimming other than using ctrl f9 and ctrl f10.
Looks like that laptop is very limited.
I would not be able to use it.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...Fc01548421.pdf
 




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